Snakebite: Admissions at a tertiary health care centre in Maharashtra, India.

Objectives: To determine the outcome, seasonal variation, and death pattern of snakebite cases admitted at the tertiary health care centre in the last 10 years.

Methods: This was a record-based retrospective descriptive study at the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Vazirabad, a tertiary health care centre in Maharashtra, India.

Results: Out of 5 639 admitted snakebite cases, 65.

Birth weight and anthropometry of newborns.

Objective: To determine the relationship between birth weight and the anthropometric measurements of newborn to screen for low birth weight.

Methods: 1,252 newborns have been enrolled in the study. The birth weight, mid-arm, head and chest circumferences were measured by standard techniques.

Sociomedical correlates of missed opportunities for immunisation.

Missed opportunity for immunisation is one of the hurdles in the achievement of 85 percent or more immunisation coverage. It is essential to screen every child for immunisation status and advise necessary immunisation at every opportunity otherwise full immunisation coverage may not be possible. Present survey was carried out at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur to study the sociomedical correlates of missed opportunities for immunisation in children below 2 years of age attending the hospital.

Sociomedical problems of institutionalised women.

The inmates of this institute form a special group in the society which is a reflection of various social pressures and problems. These institutionalised female largely come from poor socioeconomic families and often from families with serious social problems like family disharmony (30%), marital disharmony (20%), poverty (10%), unwedmotherhood (8%), broken homes (51.1%) etc.

Study of 'at risk' factors in rural under five children.

1. In the present hospital based cross sectional study, 64.97% under five children in rural area were found to be 'at risk'.